Courtesy of John BisciHigh-dollar Late-season Event to Return to The Strip at LVMS in 2003

LAS VEGAS --
Jim Bruns of Bremerton, Wash., and Mark Kidd of Boise, Idaho, claimed overall
championships in their respective classes at last weekend's inaugural Wild, Wild
West Thanksgiving Classic at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bruns (Super
Pro) and Kidd (Pro) will receive a champion's jacket from The Strip as well as a
carburetor from Demon Carburetor.

The Strip at LVMS will present the second annual late-season, high-dollar event --
renamed the 2003 Las Vegas E.T. Championships -- on Nov. 13-16, 2003. The four-day
event will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with a Test 'n' Tune and the Road to Vegas
Showdown. The Road to Vegas Showdown is a $1,000-to-win, winner-take-all event, open
to all NHRA member track Super Pro champions who pre-enter for the weekend. There
will be no entry fee for the Road to Vegas Showdown.

The 2003 Las Vegas E.T. Championships will pay $5,000-to-win in the Super Pro
category on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event once again will be sponsored by
George Howard's B&M Racer's Appreciation Series. Howard will provide event winner
trophies, contingency awards and other prizes.

"We really appreciate the support we received from George Howard and John Spar of
the B&M Series in producing our 2002 event," said Chris Blair, LVMS' director of
drag racing operations. "This was the first time the B&M Series sanctioned an event
outside of George Howard Promotions and everyone was extremely pleased with the
outcome of the race.

"We faced some challenges in getting the race completed due to Saturday's rain and
the obvious conflicts of hosting a major race on Thanksgiving weekend," Blair added.
"But when all was said and done, we were pleased with the outcome of the inaugural
event. We are committed to making this bigger and better for 2003."